bamboozler
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7.8
- noun
- /bæmˈbuːzlər/
- Informal
:
embaucador
- This is just business as usual for this hoodwinking bamboozler.
Mom, do you want your son to be known as a bamboozler?
- Mom, do you want your son to be known as a bamboozler?
Examples
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And bamboozlers.
Fiction book (1990) -
I'll stop those bagpipe blowing Beagle bamboozlers!
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The man is a fraud, fake, phony, crafty, deceptive, misrepresentative, feigned, superficial, a bamboozler, and any other similar adjective you can think of.
Blog text (22) -
The magician was a clever bamboozler, leaving the audience amazed and confused.
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Despite his friendly smile, everyone knew he was a bamboozler who loved to trick unsuspecting visitors.
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She quickly realized that the man she trusted was simply a bamboozler trying to take advantage of her.
Synonyms
160
4.4
A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others
153
3.9
A dishonest person who cheats or steals
112
2.6
A person who breaks the rules or lies to get an advantage
55
2.6
A person who acts dishonestly to gain an unfair advantage
47
4.7
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to get their money
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4.8
A person who tricks people by gaining their trust to take their money or valuables
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4.0
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
20
6.0
A person who lies to or cheats others, often to have fun
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5.2
A person who pretends to be someone else or lies to trick people
15
5.4
A person who tricks people to take their money
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7.9
A person who tricks others to take their money or things
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5.5
A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true
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8.1
A person who pretends to be friendly but secretly harms or tricks you
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6.7
A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention
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7.0
A person who pretends to have skills or knowledge they do not have
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9.2
A person who tricks others to get their money
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8.4
A man who tricks people by gaining their trust and taking their money
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9.9
A person who seems friendly but tricks others to get what they want
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7.9
A person who gets money by lying to or tricking people
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9.5
A person who hides real thoughts or plans by saying something else
1
8.9
A person who hides their real skill to win unfairly in contests
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9.9
A person who cheats others to get money or things
1
9.9
A person who tricks others using clever, dishonest methods to get what they want
1
8.9
A person who secretly plans to trick others for personal gain
A person who plays tricks on other people
A person who tricks others by saying things that are not true
A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals
A person who gets things by tricking or lying to others
A person who tricks others using clever talk to take their money
A person who tricks others to take their money
A person who tricks people to get their money or things
A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people
A person who cheats others to get small amounts of money
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bamboozler probably comes from an old idea of making someone look like a baboon — in other words 'to make a fool of someone'. A helpful way to remember it is that a bamboozler is a person who tricks or fools others, often in a clever or playful way.